Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulpar098&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar098’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2010 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar098’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has near white flowers, while the new variety has pink flowers. The female seed parent plant has orange red flowers, while the new variety has pink flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant pink flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar098’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2010 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar098’ was selected in the spring of 2011 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar098’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2011. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar098’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar098 ’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are open flowers viewed from above and the side, and a flower bud upon opening.

FIG. 2 shows bare stems, leaves, and a cluster of flowers opening on a branch. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar098’,as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘POULhi008’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,722 are compared to ‘Poulpar098’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar098’ ‘POULhi008’ Petal Count 75 40 to 45 Flower Diameter 45 mm 80 mm General Tonality Red Purple Group 62A. Red Group 55B of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 15 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 17 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 147C.             Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Red Group             180A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base:             Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have             weak foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals.             Sepal size: 20 mm long, 8 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture:             Smooth. Size: 5 mm long, 7 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth.             Length: 20 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on average. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Orange             Group 175A. Strength: Strong.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             3 to 5 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: None. Duration: The blooms have a             duration on the plant of approximately 14 days. Petals fall             cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully matured.             Size: Flower diameter is 45 mm when open. Flower depth is             25 mm. Flower shape: High centered, double, with a high             pointed center which is tightly closed. Shape of flower,             side view: The upper portion is flat. The lower portion is             concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 75             petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Purple             Group 62A.         -   Petal color.—Outer petals and inner petals: Upper surface:             Red-Purple Group 62B. Lower surface: Red Group 55B. Basal             petals spots: Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 145D. Lower             surface: Yellow-Green Group 145D.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Partially reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform with an occasional point at the center of the             margin. Shape: Generally broad ellipse. Apex shape: Rounded.             Base shape: Acute. Size: Up to 20 mm (l)×24 mm (w). Texture:             Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 1 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 3C. Quantity: 28             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 11D. Length:             4 mm. Pistils: Length: 5 mm. Quantity: 20 on average.             Stigmas: Color: Green-White Group 157A. Styles: Color:             Green-White Group 157A. Location of stigmas: Level in             location relative to the length of the filaments and the             height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 30 cm in height,             and 30 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of             Greyed-Orange Group 177A. Length: On average, canes are 15             cm from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.             Diameter: 5 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about 30 mm             between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older             wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: About 8 prickles per 10 cm of             stem. Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is             6 mm. Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is             concave. Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Red Group 180A.             Mature prickles: Greyed-Red Group 180A.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 105 mm (l)×70 mm (w).             Quantity: 2 to 3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf             bearing angle to the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Greyed-Purple Group N186C. Lower side:             Greyed-Purple Group N186C. Color of mature foliage: Upper             side: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower side: Yellow-Green             Group 146B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 15 mm long, 4 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             About 20 mm. Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Rachis: Length: About 40 mm. Upper surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Observations: Small prickles.             Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated.             Size: On average terminal leaflets are 35 mm long, 32 mm             wide. Shape: Generally rounded. Base: Rounded. Apex: Round             and slightly cuspidate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.             Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness:             Not glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar098’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant pink flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 